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3 November 2011

Alerts - Bulgaria

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14 October 2011

Bulgaria

IPI condemns attack on journalist

An explosive device was detonated underneath a car belonging to Sasho Dikov, a sports journalist and political commentator who has been critical of the government.

12 October 2011

Bulgaria

IPI condemns use of hate speech and "online lynching" to target award-winning journalist

Mirolyuba Benatova has come under a barrage of verbal abuse and has been bombarded with ethnic and political insults on Facebook after reporting on ethnic violence in the village of Katunitsa.

26 April 2011

Bulgaria

Concern over growing restrictions on press freedom

Amendments to the Penal Code related to discrimination could mean an attempt to impose controls on media outlets and the Internet.

26 April 2011

Bulgaria

Authorities urged to allow Macedonian journalists to enter the country

Three media outlets from Skopje - television channels TV Sonce and Kanal 5, as well as the daily Dnevnik - were prevented from entering Bulgaria to cover a commemoration in Melnik.

28 February 2011

Bulgaria

Police confiscate Macedonian news bulletin

No official warrants were provided as security officers entered the printing house and confiscated all 2,500 copies of the recently printed issue of "Macedonia Voice".

14 February 2011

Bulgaria

Bomb explodes in front of weekly newspaper building

"Galeria" is known for reports that have criticised the government, and the publication has reported on wiretaps dealing with alleged corruption among high-ranking officials.

7 May 2010

Bulgaria

Journalists from Republic of Macedonia/FYROM denied entry into Bulgaria

Several journalists from TV Sonce were on their way to cover a celebration until customs officials stopped them from crossing into Bulgaria.

21 April 2010

Bulgaria

Journalist sues Council of Ministers over refusal to disclose information

Ministers had previously refused to provide information on expenses during trips abroad by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

22 February 2010

Bulgaria

BGNES news agency journalist allegedly threatened while reporting on case

Ivan Yanev was investigating the murder of a policeman in the village of Enina when he was threatened by a police spokesman.

11 February 2010

Bulgaria

Journalist hit with hammer against head

Veliko Tarnovo was hit on the head with a hammer by a construction entrepreneur whom he was about to interview regarding complaints about building contracts.

5 February 2010

Bulgaria

IPI condemns Molotov cocktail attack on TV SKAT

The station's offices in Varna were attacked with a Molotov cocktail the day after a similar attack on the head office in Burgas.

29 January 2010

Bulgaria

IPI concerned about safety of journalist Lidia Pavlova

Pavlova has been living under constant threat since she began reporting on the "Galevi" case.

15 January 2010

Bulgaria

Radio K2 threatened with closure

Station's treatment may be politically and economically motivated, says IFJ.

5 January 2010

Bulgaria

Chronicler of criminal underworld is shot dead

CPJ called for an investigation into the murder of Bobi Tsankov, author of a new book and a series of newspaper articles detailing the activities of reputed crime figures.

24 September 2008

Bulgaria

Website editor beaten with hammers in Sofia

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 23 September 2008 CPJ press release:

16 September 2008

Bulgaria

IFJ welcomes decision to revoke prize awarded to journalist known for attacking Roma minority

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 15 September 2008 IFJ media release:

5 September 2008

Bulgaria

Media owners' prize to journalist known for hate speech reveals "shocking indifference and complacency," warns IFJ

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 29 August 2008 IFJ press release:

9 April 2008

Bulgaria

Organised crime writer shot and killed in Sofia

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is an 8 April 2008 CPJ press release:

23 May 2007

Bulgaria

ARTICLE 19 and 67 international groups call on legislators to reject amendments that would weaken Access to Public Information Act

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 21 May 2007 ARTICLE 19 press release:

22 May 2007

Bulgaria

Photographer beaten by police despite complying with order to delete photographs

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an 18 May 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:

19 March 2007

Bulgaria

Political party campaign of harassment continues with new draft media law and protest march

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 15 March 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group:

26 February 2007

Bulgaria

Offices of two newspapers invaded by MP, leader and supporters of political party, editor threatened with assault over critical coverage

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Bulgarian authorities by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

23 February 2007

Bulgaria

Journalist threatened with acid attack

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders was shocked to learn that two men walked up to journalist Maria Nikolayeva's office, in the offices of the weekly "Politika" on 9 February 2007 and threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued to write about a real estate development project in Strandzha national park, Bulgaria's largest protected area.

7 April 2006

Bulgaria

Bomb explodes at home of investigative journalist

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 6 April 2006 CPJ press release:

24 November 2004

Bulgaria

Romanian journalist charged, BBC reporter under investigation for using concealed camera

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has deplored the threat to investigative journalism posed by Bulgarian authorities' decision to charge Romanian television journalist George Buhnici with "using a concealed camera without permission" and to investigate BBC reporter Justin Rowlatt for the same offence, as well as "inciting corruption".

19 November 2004

Bulgaria

Romanian journalist freed on bail

(RSF/IFEX) - George Buhnici, of the privately-owned Romanian television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for using a concealed camera to film in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border, was released on 2,500 euros (approx. US$3,250) bail on 19 November.

18 November 2004

Bulgaria

Journalist arrested, faces three-year sentence for using concealed camera

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has called for the immediate release of Romanian journalist George Buhnici, of the privately-owned television station Pro TV, who was arrested by Bulgarian authorities on 16 November 2004 for filming with a concealed camera in a duty-free shop on the Romanian-Bulgarian border. He faces up to three years in prison under Bulgarian law, which considers the use of a hidden camera as spying.

23 September 2004

Bulgaria

SEEMO concerned about recent court decision involving Sofia-based daily "Trud"

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

19 February 2004

Bulgaria

Media outlets receive threats

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and Interior Affairs Minister Georgi Petrov Petkanov by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

20 October 2003